With Davutoglu out of the picture, it is most likely that Erdogan will bring in a ‘loyalist’, cementing his de facto control of the party. Gul broke his silence on the Gezi Park protests. Davutoglu broke his silence over the Kurdish issue. One can only speculate when the party will break its silence on Erdogan’s ambition.
Turkey shoots down a Russian jet
This morning, news broke of Turkish forces bringing down a jet which had reportedly violated Turkish air space. After a few hours, Putin confirmed that it was indeed a Russian jet and stated that the act was a ‘stab in the back’ by ‘accomplices of terror’. Putin claims that the jet never strayed from Syrian air space from which it …
AKP storm to victory. And that is good news for the Middle East.
Against all odds, the AKP today secured a stunning comeback to secure just about 50% of the votes translating to approximately 316 seats and a majority victory. The result restores the AKP majority meaning that they will not need to form a coalition. The HDP, the party that delivered the initial blow to the AKP that resulted in these early …